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What is the central idea of repression in the novella?
Victorian society forces characters to suppress desires; Hyde becomes the physical manifestation of Jekyll’s repressed Id. (Throughout)
How does Jekyll represent repression?
He has repressed his ‘pleasures’ all his life, leading to Hyde’s creation as an outlet. (Chapter 10)
What does Jekyll mean by ‘concealed my pleasures’?
He hid his desires due to societal expectations, showing repression as a social problem. (Chapter 10)
What does Jekyll mean by ‘the worst of my faults was a certain impatient gaiety’?
He suggests his natural joy was repressed by Victorian morality, implying society punishes harmless impulses. (Chapter 10)
How does Hyde symbolise Jekyll’s repressed Id?
Hyde embodies Jekyll’s ‘animal-like’ desires, representing everything he has suppressed. (Throughout)
How does Stevenson show repression through narrative style?
Violence is described in restrained, formal language to avoid indecency laws, mirroring societal repression. (Throughout)
What is the effect of ‘the man trampled calmly’?
The calm tone contrasts with brutality, forcing the reader to imagine the horror, intensifying repression. (Chapter 1)
What does ‘something displeasing’ reveal about repression?
Understatement hides the true horror, reflecting Victorian discomfort with openly describing violence. (Chapter 1)
How does the Carew murder reveal repressed violence?
Hyde’s attack is described as a ‘storm of blows’ and ‘audibly shattered’, showing explosive release of suppressed brutality. (Chapter 4)
What does the contrast between restrained narration and brutal violence show?
Hyde is the concentrated form of everything Jekyll has repressed; violence erupts uncontrollably. (Chapter 4)
How does repression relate to Victorian society?
Strict moral codes force characters to hide desires, creating psychological tension. (Throughout)
How does Utterson embody repression?
He is described as ‘cold, scanty and embarrassed’, showing emotional restraint typical of Victorian gentlemen. (Chapter 1)
How does Utterson channel his repressed emotions?
He pours his passion into investigation and work, redirecting desire into socially acceptable outlets. (Throughout)
How does Enfield show repression?
His mysterious behaviour at ‘three o’clock of a black winter morning’ hints at hidden activities. (Chapter 1)
How does Lanyon show repression?
He rejects Jekyll’s experiments due to moral rigidity, repressing curiosity and emotion. (Chapter 2)
How does Hyde act as a release from repression?
Jekyll uses Hyde to indulge desires without guilt, revealing the dangers of extreme suppression. (Chapter 10)
